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Saturday Helicopter Mystery Solved

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Jim Civitello/Submitted
Credit: Jim Civitello/Submitted

A helicopter spotted flying over the Levittown area on Saturday was working under contract for PECO.

The chopper is expected to work through the day on Saturday and may be back in the coming days, PECO spokesperson Cathy Engel Menendez.

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There were rumors that the helicopter was connected to police activity and even protection of Vice President Joe Biden. Both were false, multiple sources confirmed Saturday evening. Biden and President Obama were in Scranton on Friday, but left the area in their respective military aircraft, according to news accounts.

Throughout the area, PECO helicopters survey approximately 2,700 miles of power lines, according to officials from the utility.

“They look for any problems that are not be visible from the ground,” a spokesman told LevittownNow.com previously.

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PECO’s helicopters have caused Levittown residents to look to the sky several times in recent months.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.